Eight-Minute Empire, by Ryan Laukat, is a quick Civilization/Exploration game using card-driven area control.

In Eight-Minute Empire, 2-5 players take turns selecting a card from the six displayed. This card gives the player a resource, and also has an action which the player takes immediately. Actions help players take over the map, but the resources are worth points at the end of the game, so players have to balance the two aspects. Players spread across the map in order to collect points at the end of the game by having majority control in regions and continents.

Eight-Minute Empire is the super-quick area control game requiring tough decisions. It’s easy to learn and perfect for when you only have a few minutes.

Reviews

4.2

17 total

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1 1

DARREN BUTLER

LOVE the gameplay and the graphics. The AI is challenging. 1.99 to unlock each extra map and 1.99 to unlock mountain expansion seems a steep after paying 5 bucks for the app itself. The addition of a 5.00 option for all the maps make it a little less hard to swallow buying extras after. So for an additional 7.00 (amount rounded up) you can unlock all maps and mountain expansion.

Gary Stephen

Good game but far too expensive. Feeling cheated after paying for a game that is so limited without yet more money being paid.

Rustybolts K Pears

A bit of a rip off, gameplay is excellent. It can be played in a very short space of time although the strategic nuances involved are deep and engaging and will take some mastery which adds to its longevity. However despite being a good game it also commands a premium price for a mobile game, which does not unlock the full game. This would not be so bad however if more content was unlocked from the offset ( only 2 maps are available), but what really adds to the feeling of being ripped off from this initial outlay are the exorbitant prices of the unlocks, which only unlock a singular map or gameplay change. To fully unlock this game would command a price in the excess of the most expensive premium android games and in the region of a full priced pc title. This is a huge shame as this really could have been great if not for the greed of the devs. Even with most recent update with the edition of a map pack for purchase does little to help the purchaser to not feeling ripped off as too little is offered from the initial outlay. What you are getting is a demo, of which you have to pay full price for, then you are then asked to outlay the same again to get the complete game. It would have been better to include more content and lower costing addons or all the content for the initial price, or offer the basic game as free with the content costing, as it is its a...Huge ripoff.

Mick Whyte

Hats off Red Raven this is a fantastic adaptation of a great board game. The controls and gameplay are smooth, the AI is actually challenging, the simple art style and music make for a great game! I couldn't put it down played 3 games in a row. Hopefully City of Iron and Near and Far are next. However I've gotta say the in app purchases a little over done you have to pay per unlocked map $2 each so you're looking at another $12 to unlock all the game elements which honestly seems steep considering I already paid for the app. I fact if I want to unlock all elements the app would ahead cost me over $20 And which is a kind of ridiculous for short game phone. Still a fantastic game which but you know..... CAPITALISM ruins everything ;-)

fearanarchy

Smooth play. Clear graphics. Cannot rate Online Play yet. Not thrilled with IAPs but base game is a great buy. AI is very good.

James Jeffery

My only complaint is with multiplayer. The logging in is tedious and I really really really wish the app would send notifications when it's your turn.

User reviews

DARREN BUTLER September 17, 2017

LOVE the gameplay and the graphics. The AI is challenging. 1.99 to unlock each extra map and 1.99 to unlock mountain expansion seems a steep after paying 5 bucks for the app itself. The addition of a 5.00 option for all the maps make it a little less hard to swallow buying extras after. So for an additional 7.00 (amount rounded up) you can unlock all maps and mountain expansion.

A bit of a rip off, gameplay is excellent. It can be played in a very short space of time although the strategic nuances involved are deep and engaging and will take some mastery which adds to its longevity. However despite being a good game it also commands a premium price for a mobile game, which does not unlock the full game. This would not be so bad however if more content was unlocked from the offset ( only 2 maps are available), but what really adds to the feeling of being ripped off from this initial outlay are the exorbitant prices of the unlocks, which only unlock a singular map or gameplay change. To fully unlock this game would command a price in the excess of the most expensive premium android games and in the region of a full priced pc title. This is a huge shame as this really could have been great if not for the greed of the devs. Even with most recent update with the edition of a map pack for purchase does little to help the purchaser to not feeling ripped off as too little is offered from the initial outlay. What you are getting is a demo, of which you have to pay full price for, then you are then asked to outlay the same again to get the complete game. It would have been better to include more content and lower costing addons or all the content for the initial price, or offer the basic game as free with the content costing, as it is its a...Huge ripoff.

Hats off Red Raven this is a fantastic adaptation of a great board game. The controls and gameplay are smooth, the AI is actually challenging, the simple art style and music make for a great game! I couldn't put it down played 3 games in a row. Hopefully City of Iron and Near and Far are next. However I've gotta say the in app purchases a little over done you have to pay per unlocked map $2 each so you're looking at another $12 to unlock all the game elements which honestly seems steep considering I already paid for the app. I fact if I want to unlock all elements the app would ahead cost me over $20 And which is a kind of ridiculous for short game phone. Still a fantastic game which but you know..... CAPITALISM ruins everything ;-)